Shoulder replacement/arthroplasty glenoid prosthesis compression device
OwnerJamal Boughaneminventor
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Abstract
A device for compressing a glenoid prosthesis against a scapula bone while cement is drying during a shoulder replacement surgery may include a compression arm pivotally attached to a grab arm; a compression pad attached to a first end of the compression arm; and a grabbing structure attached to a first end of the grab arm, wherein the first end of the compression arm is aligned with the first end of the grab arm such that the grabbing structure extends from the grab arm past the compression pad to releasably engage with a shoulder bone.
Claims5
A device for compressing a glenoid prosthesis against a scapula bone while cement is drying during a shoulder replacement surgery, the device comprising:
- a compression arm pivotally attached to a grab arm;
- a compression pad attached to a first end of the compression arm;
- and
- a grabbing structure attached to a first end of the grab arm, wherein the first end of the compression arm is aligned with the first end of the grab arm such that the grabbing structure extends from the grab arm past the compression pad to releasably engage with a shoulder bone,
- wherein:
- the grabbing structure comprises a plurality of prongs extending from the first end of the grab arm;
- and
- the first end of the grab arm comprises a ring having a diameter larger than a size of the compression pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.